Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Betting or wagering board
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-14
2002-08-13
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Betting or wagering board
C273S146000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06431546
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
A casino-type game of chance utilizing dice a game board, betting pieces and dice.
2. Prior Art
There are various existing casino-type dice games. Such games often require players to select various outcomes of dice rolls by placing bets in designated areas. Although simple in nature, many of the dice games, such as craps, have complex rules and tend to attract only experienced gamblers. Therefore, there has been a need for casino-type dice games with simple rules that cater to less experienced gamblers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a casino-type dice game. Preferably, the game utilizes two six-sided dice with color-coded indicia arranged on the faces of each dice cube so that each face has a different color. Other indicia may be used that permit each face of the cube to be distinguished from one another. Thus, the theme of the game is open to utilizing different indicia such as numbers, animals, sporting or business themes.
The present game is a game of chance. This is accomplished by dividing the game into three betting areas associated with different indicia combinations. Although the odds to select the correct combination are the same for all three betting areas, the stakes are modified to represent a different payout for each betting area. In addition, each betting area represents a different duration for the period a wager may remain without being lost.
The present invention involves a plurality of players and is played with at least two dice and a game board. Three betting areas are provided and each is associated with different indicia combinations that can exist when the dice are rolled. In addition, rewards are set for each betting area based on indicia combinations located therein.
The game is played by the players placing wagers next to different indicia combinations located in at least one of the three betting areas. The dice is rolled over a sequence of times. The players are rewarded after each dice roll in an amount associated with a respective betting area.
The three betting areas are distinguished as follows. In the first betting area, a first set of wagering spots represent different indicia combinations that correspond to five dice surfaces wherein each of said indicia combinations located in the first set of wagering spots comprise different indicia. In the second betting area, there is a second set of wagering spots representing different indicia combinations that correspond to a sixth dice surface matched with one of the five dice surfaces corresponding to the first set of wagering spots. Finally in the third betting area, there is a third set of wagering spots representing indicia combinations that have the same indicia.
Additional features of this invention will become apparent from the ensuing descriptions of this invention.
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